Online court records reveal disturbing charges against bone-smashing ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer

“Looksmaxxing” manosphere influencer Clavicular, known for his practices of injections and “bone smashing,” or breaking bones in the face to achieve more definition, has been charged, according to online court records, with drugging and sexual assault in Massachusetts. The charges, which were filed on September 8, 2026, show that 20-year-old Clavicular, whose actual name is Braden Peters, is facing a single count of procuring liquor for someone under the age of 21 years, a single count of drugging a person for intercourse, and a single count of rape.

The influencer is not in custody at the moment, but is reportedly due in court for arraignment on October 14, 2026. The alleged offenses come from an incident that occurred in May 2025.

The charges seem to align with a civil lawsuit

The Bulwark, which first reported on the charges, was unable to access further records on the case. However, per several reports, the charges seem to match the timeline of a civil lawsuit that was filed against Peters by another influencer.

18-year-old Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza filed a complaint against the looksmaxxer in Miami that accused him of fraud, sexual misconduct, unauthorized use of name and likeness, and battery in 2025. As previously reported by CBS News, the complaint alleged that Peters had injected Mendoza’s face with a non-FDA-approved fat-dissolving substance, Aqualyx, without her consent. Mendoza claimed she was under 18 at the time of the incident.

Mendoza also alleged that nonconsensual encounters with Peters occurred at his family’s home while she was under the influence. As for the unauthorized use of name and likeness, the complaint claimed that Peters promised Mendoza a career and called her the “female face of looksmaxxing,” only to discredit her later while still using her likeness. As a result, Mendoza said she lost sponsorships.

Peters filed to dismiss some counts of the civil lawsuit in July 2026.

Clavicular fights back in social media post

Peters quickly took to X to deny everything. He posted a letter Mendoza supposedly wrote him thanking him for his help and a video where she called him “super nice,” along with the caption, “Trying to get my attention in anyway possible, a lawsuit? Seriously… really petty of you.”

He later shared another post to X, which read in part, “Happens to all successful young men, people try to come for your money. Greed is evil.”

Peters’ rep also reportedly released a statement about The Bulwark’s report that said, “Clavicular has not been physically served. As usual, the Bulwark is exaggerating the status of a case to boost traffic.”

This isn’t Peters’ first run-in with the law. In 2024, he faced assault and battery charges stemming from a bar fight, which were later dismissed. In February 2026, he was arrested on suspicion of dangerous drug possession; prosecutors ended up dropping the case. In March, he was arrested on battery charges, but again the charges were dropped.

In April, the influencer was seen in a video that showed him in the Florida Everglades, shooting an alligator. For that, he was charged with unlawfully discharging a firearm. Following a plea bargain, he was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and six months’ probation.

If convicted of the current charges, Peters could face a maximum sentence of 20 years for the charge of rape.

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