‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer ‘Clavicular’ brings barking dog to court as 'support mechanism': expert
Braden Peters, 20, known as the "looksmaxxing" influencer "Clavicular," entered a not guilty plea in a Massachusetts courtroom on Thursday to charges relating to an alleged rape of a 17-year-old victim.
Peters appeared in Orleans District Court and posted $10,000 bail relating to the charges. The incident allegedly occurred in 2025 at his family's Cape Cod home. The teenage victim told investigators she messaged Peters online looking to connect and make content, to which he allegedly sent for an Uber to pick her up and bring her to his house.
Court Appearance
Peters arrived at court with a barking dog, which former criminal defense attorney Ted Williams said could have served as a source of support for the influencer. "There are people who are more attached to their dog than they are attached to a human being, believe it or not, and that may be just his support mechanism — the dog," Williams told Fox News Digital.
I don't think it's really out of the ordinary for a defendant to show up at court and the dog is left outside on a leash at a specific location or left with a person.
Social Media Influence
Peters has amassed more than one million followers on his Instagram account, where he is known for rating people's looks via livestream and providing "advice" like surgery and personal training. He allegedly served the victim alcohol, and police said she got drunk to the point where she was unable to consent to sex.
Legal Defense
On Wednesday, Peters' attorneys filed a memorandum asking the court to release him on cash bail, arguing he was neither a flight risk nor a danger to the community and offering to surrender his passport and have no contact with the alleged victim. His attorney David Meier stated that Peters "categorically denies these allegations."
The fact that these allegations first arose in June 2026 when the complainant and her Florida attorney appeared together at the Chatham Police Department just days before filing an amended civil lawsuit seeking thousands of dollars from Mr. Peters speaks for itself.
Previous Legal Issues
This is not Peters' first run-in with the law. He was previously arrested in Florida on battery charges in Kissimmee after a reported fight between two women at an Airbnb property. The Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office did not provide a comment on Thursday's court proceeding, citing the pending case.
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