Influencer Clavicular Charged With Rape, Drugging Minor
Braden Peters, 20 — the streamer known as Clavicular — was charged Sept. 8 in a Cape Cod courthouse with rape, drugging a person for sex, and providing alcohol to a minor. The alleged offenses occurred May 23, 2025.
- 20 years in prison is the maximum sentence on the rape charge alone.
- A rape or drugging conviction would also require Peters to register as a sex offender.
- $1,000 was allegedly paid to Aleksandra Mendoza, 16, to appear in his videos.
- Oct. 14 is Peters' scheduled arraignment date, per court records.
Why it matters: The criminal charges appear tied to allegations already raised in a Florida civil lawsuit. Influencer Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza, who goes by Alorah Ziva online, alleges Peters arranged her travel to his parents' Cape Cod home, provided excessive alcohol, and had sex with her while she was too intoxicated to consent — and again while she was asleep.
- Mendoza also alleges Peters injected her cheeks with Aqualyx, a fat-dissolving substance not approved by the FDA, during a 2025 livestream without her consent.
- Massachusetts sets the age of legal consent at 16, so Peters faces no child sex charges; the minor-related charge concerns providing alcohol.
How 47 sources split on this story
Where they split: Peters' camp disputes the framing of the charges and their current status; his representative told multiple outlets The Bulwark is exaggerating and that Peters has not been physically served.
Center coverage, 19 sources: The center leads with the charges as reported facts, gives prominent space to Peters' representative's rebuttal, and notes the civil lawsuit's timeline to show how the allegations developed.
Left coverage, 17 sources: The left emphasizes the criminal charge details and Peters' prior legal troubles — including the alligator shooting and a suspected overdose — placing the rape charges in a pattern of reckless behavior.
Right coverage, 11 sources: The right foregrounds the sensational elements of the case and Peters' response, while noting the accuser amended her civil lawsuit to add a sexual assault count before police were contacted.
What’s next: Peters posted on X denying wrongdoing and calling the civil lawsuit petty. He shared video and a letter he said Mendoza sent him after the alleged incident.
- Peters' attorney filed a motion to dismiss several counts of the civil lawsuit in July.
- Peters' representative told TMZ sources close to him view the situation as a shakedown and plan to fight the case.
- Court documents do not name a victim; it has not been officially confirmed the criminal charges concern Mendoza specifically.
- It is unclear whether Peters will be arrested before his Oct. 14 arraignment date.
- The civil lawsuit in Florida remains active; its outcome is separate from the criminal proceedings.
