Better to protect the entire warehouse from his actions, thus preventing numerous lawsuits. If he is found not guilty, then they really only have 1 legal action to deal with.
Example: We had an employee at company X he was charged with rape. Manager Y suspended him, thus protecting the other employees. It was later discovered that his ex girlfriend filed charges because she had the attitude that "If I can't have him, then no one will." When the evidence was presented and he was found not guilty, Company X reinstated him with full pay, and back pay for time missed. They did not charge him vacation time either.