Bitte um Hilfe, java.text.ParseException

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "9 minutes ago" (at offset 0)

final long latest = new Settings(context).getLatest(suffix);
		try {
			final Date d = Util.parseDate(topic.getTime());
			date = d.getTime();

		} catch (final ParseException e) {
			Log.e("Exception: ", String.valueOf(e));
		}

		if (latest == -1 || date > latest) {
			findViewById(R.id.topic_view_new).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
			newItem = true; // 'Neu' wird gesetzt
		}
	}

public static String formatDate(final long dt) {
		return formatDate(new Date(dt));
	}

	public static String formatDate(final Date date) {
		final DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT,
				DateFormat.SHORT);
		return df.format(date);
	}

	public static final Date parseDate(final String date) throws ParseException {
		final String pattern = "EEE MMM dd, yyyy h:mm a";
		return parseDate(date, pattern);
	}
	
	public static final Date parseDate(final String date, final String pattern)
			throws ParseException {
		final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, Locale.US);
		return format.parse(date);
	}

private String getDateString(final Date d) {
		if (d == null)
			return "";

		int[] elements1, elements2;

		elements1 = getDateElements(System.currentTimeMillis());
		elements2 = getDateElements(d.getTime());
		
		if (elements1[0] == elements2[0] && elements1[1] == elements2[1]) {
			if (elements1[2] == elements2[2])
				return "Today";

			final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
			c.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
			c.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, -1);
			elements1 = getDateElements(c.getTimeInMillis());
			
			if (elements1[2] == elements2[2])
				return "Yesterday";

		}
		return Util.formatDate(d);
	}

	private int[] getDateElements(final long d) {
		final int[] elements = new int[3];
		final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
		c.setTimeInMillis(d);
		elements[0] = c.get(Calendar.YEAR);
		elements[1] = c.get(Calendar.MONTH);
		elements[2] = c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
		return elements;
	}

String string = String.format("%d min, %d sec", TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes((long) date), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds((long) date) - TimeUnit.MINUTES.toSeconds(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes((long) date)));