'Looksmaxxing' influencer known as 'Clavicular' is charged with rape
The social media influencer "Clavicular," who gained a following promoting the online "looksmaxxing" trend, has been charged in Massachusetts with raping a 17-year-old girl who told police she became heavily intoxicated after he gave her alcohol at his family's Cape Cod home.
Braden Peters, 20, is charged with rape, administering a substance for sexual intercourse and procuring alcohol for a person under 21 in the alleged May 23, 2025, assault in Chatham, according to court records. A clerk-magistrate found probable cause for the charges on September 4, and a criminal complaint was issued September 8.
An email and text message were sent to Peters' publicist seeking comment Tuesday, September 22. Peters, who lives in Florida and is not in custody, is scheduled to be arraigned in Massachusetts on October 14. "We are not commenting at this time since the proper authorities are handling this," said Andrew Moss, one of the teen's attorneys.
The accuser told Chatham police that she and Peters began messaging on Instagram and that he later paid her to appear in "looksmaxxing" videos he streamed online. She said Peters knew she was 17 but that he told her to tell his viewers that she was 18 and that vodka he gave her was water, according to a police report.
On May 23, 2025, the girl said she took a rideshare from her grandparents' home to Peters' family home on Morris Island, a gated community of multimillion-dollar homes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. She told police she was greeted by Peters' mother and grandmother before being escorted by Peters to his room, where he was livestreaming on Twitch.
After the livestream ended, she said, they went to his bedroom, where she later fell asleep and awoke the next morning to Peters raping her.
Peters' attorneys have denied the lawsuit's allegations, saying in a July court filing that the encounter was consensual and calling the lawsuit a "publicity grab." Attorneys for Peters in the Florida civil matter did not return an email seeking comment about the Massachusetts charges.
Peters, the face of the "looksmaxxing" trend, is a well-known social media and internet personality whose pursuit of achieving traditional attractiveness by any means necessary became the subject of intense interest and discourse early this year.
He livestreams his activities on close to a daily basis, often streaming his time at parties and clubs or talking with women. His largest followings are on TikTok, Instagram and the streaming platform Kick.
"Looksmaxxing" has origins that trace back to the "involuntary celibate" or "incel" community, an online subculture made of people, primarily men, who believe society unjustly denies them sexual or romantic attention. Peters has denied being linked to the group in any way and said many times that looksmaxxing is about self-improvement.
Suburban teacher, girls' basketball coach accused of possessing child sex abuse material
A suburban teacher and middle school girls' basketball coach has been arrested and charged with possessing child sex abuse material, police announced Thursday.
John Anderlik, 27, of Crystal Lake, has been charged with multiple counts of possessing and disseminating or offering to disseminate child sex abuse material involving victims under the age of 18, the Crystal Lake Police Department said.
The charges came after the department said allegations "came to the attention of the Crystal Lake Police Department through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force," sparking an "immediate investigation" and search warrant on Anderlik's home.
In an alert to families, Wauconda District 118 said Anderlik was a sixth-grade teacher and girls' basketball coach at Matthews Middle School, calling Anderlik's arrest "difficult and concerning news."
The district's interim co-superintendents said Anderlik remained in police custody Thursday and has been placed on administrative leave, making him prohibited from contacting any students or entering any district property.
"The safety, well-being, and protection of our students is always our highest priority," the district said in its letter, adding that on-site counseling and support resources would be available for students.
Anderlik has been known to publish school-related content on social media platforms, with some videos generating hundreds of thousands of views.
80 year-old Tennessee man sentenced to prison for child rape
An 80-year-old Monroe County man has been sentenced to prison for child rape, according to the 10th Judicial District Attorney General.
Duane Freer Misener was found guilty of rape of a child and attempted rape of a child, officials say.
A judge sentenced Misener to 25 years in prison to be served at 100% for the child rape charge and 12 years in prison to be served at 30% for attempted child rape.
“The Defendant was over 80 years of age which played a factor in the sentencing decision,” the district attorney general said. “It is our sincere hope the conclusion of this matter brings some measure of peace and closure to the victim.”
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