Clavicular Charged With Rape

What happened

Massachusetts prosecutors filed criminal charges against social media influencer Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular. They allege rape, drugging someone for sexual intercourse, and procuring liquor for a person under 21. The complaint does not name the alleged victim. Court records do not yet show whether the case involves Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza, also known as Alorah Ziva, who earlier sued Peters in Florida over sexual misconduct and related claims. Peters’ representatives deny the allegations, call the charges “bogus,” and say he has not been physically served. Prosecutors say charges were filed in Orleans District Court. Peters blamed greed on X. Arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 14.

How each side covered it

From the left

Left-leaning accounts centered the case as an alleged sexual assault involving consent impaired by alcohol or drugging. The New York Times emphasized the claim that Peters gave a girl alcohol before sex when she could not consent. The Guardian tied his fame to the extreme male appearance-improvement world known as looksmaxxing. CNN linked the charges to the earlier civil suit.

From the right

Right-leaning accounts treated the case as a records-backed criminal filing against a looksmaxxing influencer, while giving more room to pushback from Peters’ camp. Breitbart stressed online court records showing serious charges in Massachusetts. Breitbart also cited Mitchell Jackson saying Peters had not been physically served and that the reporting was exaggerated. The Daily Wire lingered on the alleged family-home setting and teen victim.

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