Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inPaul FarrellThursday 22 October 2026 18:07 BSTPolice allege the 20-year-old intoxicated and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl at his family home in Cape Cod in May 2025 (Getty)Viral looksmaxxing livestreamer Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, is to be arraigned in Massachusetts on charges including rape and drugging a person for sexual intercourse.Police allege the 20-year-old intoxicated and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl at his family home in Cape Cod in May 2025.The teenager previously filed a civil lawsuit in Florida alleging sexual assault and stating Peters injected her with a fat-dissolving substance on camera without her consent.Peters vehemently denies the criminal allegations, with his legal team characterising the claims as a financial shakedown following a civil dispute.If convicted on the lead charge of rape, Peters faces up to 20 years in state prison and mandatory sex offender registration.In full‘Looksmaxxing’ streamer Clavicular appears in court over Cape Cod rape allegationsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in