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‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular pleads not guilty to Massachusetts rape charges
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Braden Peters, a 20-year-old influencer known as Clavicular, pleaded not guilty to criminal rape charges in Massachusetts related to an alleged May 2025 incident at his family home in Cape Cod.
- Peters faces charges of rape, drugging someone for sexual intercourse, and providing alcohol to a minor, stemming from accusations by 18-year-old influencer Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza, who alleges he got her intoxicated and assaulted her while she was asleep.
- Peters’ lawyer filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing insufficient evidence and asserting Peters is not a danger or flight risk; bail was set at $10,000, which Peters has paid.
- Mendoza had previously filed a civil lawsuit accusing Peters of sexual battery and injecting her with an unapproved substance but later dropped the sexual assault claims to avoid interfering with the criminal case.
- Peters’ defense claims Mendoza willingly collaborated with him on social media and maintained a relationship after the alleged incident, while also highlighting inconsistencies in her reporting to police.
