He goes by Pastor Bob and was recently released from the Palm Beach County jail. Bob Darigo is one of the men arrested after Jupiter police said a stabbing took place in an Abacoa townhouse.
WPTV Newschannel 5's Tory Dunnan talked with him exclusively. He said he's embarrassed and admits he was operating what he calls a faith based recovery program in the home on Corbison Point Place in Abacoa, but he didn't plan to stay long. T
he Christian Recovery Center for a sober living home was advertised on craigslist and it's where police said a stabbing unfolded Monday.
"God forbid that there be people in recovery in Abacoa," he said."This seems to be blown out of proportion."
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Darigo went on to say, "I can tell you that christian recovery centers do exist in Abacoa. There are a number of houses that do the same thing. they just don’t advertise to everyone because there are a lot of judgmental people out there that think it’s not acceptable."
The HOA manager told Newschannel 5 that they didn't know this was a recovery house until someone spotted a Craigslist ad. They said they found out the tenant on the lease who passed the background checks wasn't actually living there.
When asked if it was right to operate a recovery center in a home he wasn't on the lease for, he said, "Well you are calling it a recovery center. I mean it’s a faith based program through a church. To attack what I’m doing, would almost be like attacking the church."
Darigo said he has a criminal and drug addiction past. He said he spent 20 months in prison and that's where he changed.