The “looksmaxxing” personality known as Clavicular has been charged with rape in Massachusetts, online court records show.
The charges listed against Clavicular, 20, whose real name is Braden Peters, are one count of rape, one count of drugging someone for sexual intercourse, and one count of procuring liquor for someone under 21 years old, according to the records.
The charges were filed Sept. 8, and the alleged offenses occurred May 23, 2025, the records indicate. More details about the allegations were not immediately available.
The problem is that PUA basically boils down to harassing enough women until one of them gives you sex. It’s inherently a dangerous and misogynist belief and is the architecture a lot of Incel culture is founded upon.