RCMP Cpl. Al Boulianne spoke briefly to reporters as he left court on Tuesday. (CBC)

RCMP Cpl. Al Boulianne has been found not guilty on two counts of sexual exploitation while in a position of trust.

Court of Queen's Bench Justice George Rideout handed down the decision on Tuesday afternoon in the Moncton, N.B., courtroom.

The complainant, who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged incidents in 2004, cannot be identified because of a publication ban.

She looked shocked as the verdict was read and looked straight ahead.

At the same time, Boulianne cried and his wife rushed over to embrace him. As the couple left court, Boulianne told reporters that he was happy the ordeal was over.

"It was over two years of hell for my family, myself, my church and everybody so we're so happy now that it's all over. We're happy," he said. "Thank you very much. Now we're gonna have a nice Christmas."

Boulianne, who headed the Codiac detachment's traffic division in the Moncton area, has been suspended with pay since the allegations surfaced in 2007.

Earlier in the trial, Boulianne told the court the girl was the one who made sexual advances and that he had spurned them.

In rendering his decision, Rideout said the two sides offered contradictory stories, and in the end he could not find any evidence to corroborate the complainant's side. The Crown prosecutor has 30 days to decide on whether to appeal the decision.

Boulianne now faces an internal RCMP investigation into his conduct.