Felicity Bassouls is charged with persistently emailing and phoning her son-in-law Ben Cohen . The mother-in-law of Rugby World Cup winner Ben Cohen is to stand trial accused of harassing the Strictly Come Dancing star . Felicity Bassouls is accused of persistently emailing and phoning the former England player between September and October last year . Bassouls , 67 , turned up for a hearing of the case at Northampton Magistrates ' Court today , but had not been called on to attend . A three-day trial was set down to start at Corby Magistrates ' Court on August 12 , with the agreement of defence lawyers and the Crown Prosecution Service . Bassouls , of Ardross , near Alness in Highland , Scotland , is also accused of harassing her own son , Austen Blaney , with emails and phone calls , between September 1 and October 29 . She was unconditionally bailed after the hearing . Asked if she had any comment to make outside court , Bassouls said : ' I have nothing to say at this time . ' Cohen split with his wife Abby but denied that it was due to a relationship with his Strictly Come Dancing on-screen partner Kristina Rihanoff . The BBC show is said to have a 'curse ' with its steamy routines believed to have a hand in ending celebrities ' relationships . Cohen is pictured with his wife Abby in 2003 at the International Rugby Board Awards - they split last year . Bassouls , Cohen 's mother-in-law , was unconditionally bailed and offered no comment outside the court . Cohen poses with the Rugby World Cup that he won as a member of England 's squad in 2003 in Australia . At the time of the split , Cohen said : 'It is a sad world when two adults can not have a friendship . ' The athlete and activist , who was part of England 's 2003 World Cup winning squad , had been married to Abby for 11 years and the couple have twin daughters . Cohen met his wife in 1995 , at the age of 17 , and the couple married in 2003 before having their daughters in 2008 . The former Northampton Saints man also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing alongside Kristina Rihanoff . Cohen and team-mate Jason Robinson hold the Webb Ellis trophy aloft after England win the World Cup in 2003 . Wing Cohen streaks away from his Australian opponents during the famous final on their home turf in Sydney . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Mother-in-law of Ben Cohen is to stand trial over harassment allegations . Felicity Bassouls accused of persistently emailing and phoning Cohen . Bassouls is also accused of harassing her own son with emails and calls . Cohen was part of England squad that won the Rugby World Cup in three-day . He played for Northampton , Brive and Sale Sharks during his career .