I imagine Janel must have faith that they’ll be able to find something if she was willing to pause her lawsuit while they did their due diligence. Because the outcome of that investigation could have serious ramifications for the lawsuit.
Oh, if the investigation finds something potentially criminal and presses charges, then it gives her lawsuit a lot of weight. Remember people:
For Criminal Trials: Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
For civil trials, on a balance of probabilities (50% + 1).
So let's say the investigation presses charges but he is acquitted. If they basically find it was like "85% chance he did it" then he'd not get thrown in jail, but they'll probably have an easier time meeting the burden for a civil trial with the evidence likely out there.