The Cesspool

Born in France, Jonathan Bouvier is the only child of Elias and Valerie Bouvier, who were both philosophy professors.  They moved to England to teach at the newly founded Warwick University when Jonathan was 10 in 1965.  Raised by educators, Jonathan had a thirst for knowledge and was an avid reader.  However, to his parent’s dismay, Jonathan did not follow in his parents footsteps and become an educator.  In fact, at age 17, Jonathan left home to join “THE CESSPOOL,” an underground rock group that toured England with moderate success as a cover band.  Although Jonathan was the group’s bass player, he wrote most of the songs, mainly about social justice issues.  In 1977, Jonathan’s group was on the verge of signing a record deal.  Unfortunately, the group’s lead singer, David Baily, (a Black man and Jonathan’s best friend) was accused of a crime that he did not commit and was incarcerated for 18 months for the duration of his trial.  David was exonerated based on a case of “mistaken identity,” but Jonathan was convinced that the legal system attempted to railroad his best friend because he was Black.  By the time his friend was released from custody, the record deal was gone.  However, Jonathan’s passion for writing had not left, it just shifted from writing song lyrics to documenting his frustration of the injustices he had witnessed all of his life.  Over the years, Jonathan has written for a number of newspapers, magazines and media outlets under multiple pseudonyms.  Today, he writes under his own name, to shed light on governmental scandals, abuse and rampant corruption.