Influencer Clavicular Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charge in Massachusetts Court
Photo: NBC NewsInfluencer Braden Peters, 20, known online as Clavicular, pleaded not guilty Thursday at Orleans District Court in Massachusetts to charges including rape of a 17-year-old girl at his family's home in Chatham in 2025. He was charged in September with felony rape, drugging a person for sexual intercourse, and a misdemeanor count of providing alcohol to someone under 21. Bail was set at $10,000, and he was ordered to surrender his passport and not to contact or post about his accuser. Peters denies the allegations and says the encounter was consensual. The woman told police she was driven to the house on May 23, 2025, where they drank during a livestream. The officer said he believed she could not consent given her age and intoxication.
Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing; alternative and right-leaning outlets had. Right-leaning outlets Breitbart and the New York Post emphasize the courthouse scene: Peters arrived with a dog on a leash and ignored reporters. The Post adds court-document details on how the accuser met him. Alternative outlets The Hollywood Reporter and the BBC lead with the plea and charges. They add the police account, his online response, and his large following and extreme methods.
How the sides differ Right sources stress the courthouse scene and dog; alternative sources add the livestream and police account and his online response; left sources have not covered it.
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The Hollywood Reporter and BBC lead with the plea and charges, citing the police account, bail terms, Peters's denial and his social media video, plus his following and extreme methods.
Breitbart and the New York Post stress the courthouse arrival with a dog, alongside charges, bail terms and court-document details, with Breitbart explaining looksmaxxing and citing AP, and the Post citing WCVB.