The rape case against the livestreamer Clavicular
Active · last development Oct 23: “Clavicular’s defense team in his Massachusetts rape case file explosive 12-page filing — claim teen accuser changed her story about whom she told of the alleged assault…”
What this arc covers
The criminal case against Braden Peters, the 'looksmaxxing' livestreamer known as Clavicular, who is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at his family's Cape Cod home in Massachusetts: the rape charge in September 2026, the accuser's dropping of sexual assault claims from her civil lawsuit, his arraignment and not guilty plea in October, and his defense team's filings.
Earliest story we hold Sep 21, 2026 · 7 stories · 56 sources (counted once each) · 32 days

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Who covered it, over timeshare of the sources publishing each week, by side
Sep 21, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026
Share of the sources publishing each week that covered it
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Week of Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026: 8 left, 12 center, 6 right, 5% of the sources that published that week · 51 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 69 | 10% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | under 1% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | under 1% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 5% |
25% left · 55% center · 20% right of 56 sources on the spectrum, across 7 stories.
Every storynewest first
October 2026
- Oct 23Clavicular’s defense team in his Massachusetts rape case file explosive 12-page filing — claim teen accuser changed her story about whom she told of the alleged assault…1 article · 1 source0 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Oct 22Clavicular brings dog to Massachusetts rape arraignment, posts bond1 article · 1 source1 left, 0 center, 0 right
- Oct 21– 23‘Looksmaxxing’ streamer known as Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape charge53 articles · 28 sources7 left, 12 center, 5 right
- Oct 13Clavicular’s accuser drops sexual assault claims from civil lawsuit amid MA criminal rape case2 articles · 2 sources2 left, 0 center, 0 right
- Oct 13Clavicular's accuser drops sexual assault claims from civil lawsuit amid Massachusetts criminal rape case2 articles · 1 source0 left, 1 center, 0 right
September 2026
- Sep 28‘Looksmaxxing’ king Clavicular built a brand on breaking bones. Now he’s charged with breaking a lot more.2 articles · 2 sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right
- Sep 21– 25‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts75 articles · 52 sources11 left, 28 center, 8 right