ISTANBUL, Oct 23 — US social media influencer Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges stemming from the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl in Massachusetts, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing US media.
Peters, 20, appeared before Orleans District Court over an alleged assault at his family's home in Cape Cod on May 23, 2025.
He faces three charges involving rape, administering a substance for sexual intercourse and procuring alcohol for a person under 21.
The influencer was released on US$10,000 (RM40,800) bail after surrendering his passport and agreeing not to contact or post about the accuser.
According to police documents, the teenager alleged that Peters gave her alcohol and livestreamed himself kissing her while she was intoxicated before sexually assaulting her the following morning.
Peters has denied the allegations through his lawyers, maintaining that the sexual encounter was consensual.
The accuser also filed a civil lawsuit in Florida in April, alleging that Peters injected her with a fat-dissolving substance during a livestream without her consent. His lawyers rejected the allegations.
Peters has gained a large online following through content promoting ‘looksmaxxing’, a trend focused on improving physical appearance, sometimes through extreme methods, including cosmetic procedures and drug use.
