"Becoming involved in a sexual relationship with such an offender was totally inappropriate and her actions to allow them to spend time together undetected were entirely selfish and had real potential to leave the offender free to further offend with no safeguards in place," Mr Rodenhurst said.
Bedfordshire Police said Conneely resigned from the force and a November 2023 tribunal found her behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and ruled she would have been dismissed had she not already quit.
Natasha Conneely was part of a Bedfordshire Police unit responsible for offender management in May 2023 when the relationship was discovered.
An investigation revealed Conneely had removed the offender's electronic tag in April so he could visit her home without being traced, then checked the systems to ensure his whereabouts hadn't been tracked.
He said Conneely was part of a team responsible for managing the risk of offenders "through tagging and other means to deter reoffending and assist their rehabilitation into society".
