The star, who plays car mechanic Kevin Webster in the ITV soap, is facing 12 charges in all - five counts of rape, three of indecent assault, two counts of sexual activity with a child and two of causing a child to engage in sexual activity.
Close friend, former Coro star Nigel Pivaro, who played Terry Duckworth, said: "He has suffered two years of hell and probably more also due to his high profile far more than most.
"It has been a long journey for him. Now the jury has spoken, he can pick up his career and his life."
A jury has found actor Michael Le Vell innocent of a string of sex charges
A girl who claims Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell raped her was today accused of telling a "little lie" to police.