Braden Peters, the online personality known to millions of followers as Clavicular, is facing a criminal case in Massachusetts that accuses him of SAing a minor.
According to sources, court paperwork obtained by The Bulwark shows prosecutors brought the charges at a courthouse on Cape Cod on September 8, 2026, stemming from an incident alleged to have taken place on May 23, 2025. Peters is due to appear for arraignment on October 14.
The Bulwark reported that it was unable to review additional filings tied to the case, leaving much of the underlying evidence undisclosed for now. The timing of the charges lines up closely with a civil suit filed against Peters in Florida back in April, a lawsuit that first put many of these allegations into public view.
A representative for Peters pushed back hard on how the legal matter was being framed, telling reporters:
“Clavicular has not been physically served. As usual, the Bulwark is exaggerating the status of a case to boost traffic. We appreciate the Hollywood Reporter for fact checking.”
Peters himself addressed the dispute on X, characterizing it as an attempt to provoke a reaction rather than a legitimate legal complaint:
“Trying to get my attention in anyway possible, a lawsuit? Seriously… really petty of you”
In a separate post, he suggested the accusations were financially motivated:
“Lmao was literally trying to work at Bacara as a bottle girl… how about dont finance cars you cant afford. Happens to all successful young men, people try to come for your money. Greed is evil.”
The civil case, first reported by CBS 4 Miami, was brought by a woman who performs online under the name Alorah Ziva but whose legal name is Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza. Her complaint accuses Peters of battery, fraud and [ ] misconduct.
Among the claims is an allegation that Peters gave her with Aqualyx, a fat-dissolving compound that lacks FDA approval, during a broadcast in 2025 without securing her consent beforehand. The suit further alleges that Mendoza was not in a condition to consent during encounters with Peters at his parents’ home on Cape Cod, and that she was a minor at the time.
Peters moved in July to have several counts of that civil complaint thrown out. He has also taken his defense public, sharing what he described as a letter from Mendoza written after the alleged incident, one that reads as an expression of gratitude toward him rather than a complaint.
He additionally posted a video clip in which Mendoza can be heard describing the Aqualyx injection as “fun,” calling Peters “super nice,” and noting that he arranged a ride home for her afterward. The date the clip was actually recorded has not been established. A separate clip circulating from the original 2025 broadcast appears to show Mendoza stating she was 18 at the time.
The stakes in the Massachusetts case are significant. A conviction on the SA charge alone carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.
This is not the first legal trouble to follow Peters this year. In April, he was charged after a video surfaced showing him using a weapon at an alligator in the Florida Everglades, resulting in a charge.
His attorney, Jeffrey Neiman, defended his client’s conduct by pointing to guidance from a professional on the scene, saying Peters was “following the instructions of a licensed airboat guide” and “relied on that guidance.” Neiman also emphasized that “no animals or people were harmed” during the encounter.
