PROVO — A former Provo High School janitor accused of placing a cellphone camera in a girl’s locker room pleaded guilty Thursday to reduced charges.

Darren John Haymond, 23, pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor, for hiding the camera in February. Prosecutors agreed to amend Haymond’s charge from a class A misdemeanor in exchange for the plea. Defense attorney Douglas Nielsen told the court that he and prosecutors also had worked out a joint sentencing recommendation as part of the plea bargain. However, Nielson did not elaborate on the details of the sentencing recommendation. Haymond will be sentenced on July 14.

Police reported that Haymond was arrested after a girl found the camera concealed in a trash can inside a bathroom stall. The girl reportedly took the phone and gave it to a vice principal, who allegedly discovered images of two girls as well as of Haymond placing the phone in the trash.

School authorities said after Haymond’s arrest that he was hired in September 2009 and had a complete police background check at the time. He was terminated as a result of the charges.

In May, Judge Derek Pullan took the unusual step of rejecting a plea bargain that would have changed Haymond’s charges from voyeurism to sexual battery, a class A misdemeanor. The deal would have given Haymond more opportunities to have his record expunged in the future, and would not necessarily have required him to register as a sex offender.

But Pullan said that there was no factual basis to support a sexual battery charge, and defense and prosecuting attorneys were sent back to the drawing board to draft a new deal.

After Haymond’s hearing Thursday, Nielsen said that he and prosecutors worked hard to craft an acceptable plea bargain. He also said that there are a number of mitigating factors in the case, including Haymond’s progress in treatment, his enrollment in school and his background. Nielsen added that Haymond accepts responsibility for what he did.

“He acknowledges that there’s a consequence for action,” Nielsen said.