Clavicular (Braden Peters) faces rape and two other charges in Massachusetts over an alleged 2025 sexual assault of a 17-year-old. He remains out of custody; arraignment is set for Oct. 14. Lawyer Seth Zuckerman says prosecutors may use videos and Peters’s statements.
According to the complaint, Peters allegedly told the girl during a Twitch livestream to claim she was 18 and pretend vodka was water. It says she felt pressured to drink and that he knew her age. Police allege he invited her to his family’s home on May 23, 2025; the alleged assault happened the next morning. The charges are rape, drugging someone for sexual intercourse and procuring liquor for a person under 21. The complaint does not identify the girl by name; NBC News and CNN reported the alleged victim is influencer Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza.
Zuckerman said prosecutors could use videos corroborating their allegations and Peters’s statements against him. Peters has posted apparent livestream clips, messages with Mendoza and a letter she allegedly gave him. Zuckerman said statements Peters made in Mendoza’s April civil suit could also be used in the criminal case, though his lawyers may seek to pause it. Peters denied Mendoza’s civil claims; his representatives did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the criminal charges. Zuckerman said a verdict could take 12–18 months or longer; Peters faces up to 20 years if convicted of the top count.
