Yikes.

Possible hate crime leaves woman severely beaten

'BOULDER – Police are investigating an assault that happened early Wednesday morning as a possible hate crime.

Boulder Police say it happened just before 3 a.m. near 13th Street and Canyon Boulevard.

Police say they received a call from a 21-year-old woman who said she had been assaulted. But did not know where she was. They had to use a GPS signal from her cell phone to find her.

The victim was transported to Boulder Community Hospital with severe injuries to her face.

She told investigators two men she met on Pearl Street Mall made sexual comments to her after she offered them a place to stay for the night.

"She was simply being kind to two people she believed didn't have a place to stay the night," said Commander Greg Testa with the Boulder Police Deparment.

She says she rejected their comments, indicating to them she is gay.

"It was at that point, when she told them that she was gay and not interested in their advances, that the assault occurred," said Testa.

That is when the woman says one of the men punched her and kicked her after she fell. She says the other man told the attacker to stop, but did not physically intervene.

The victim is a student at Naropa University, a fine arts school that advocates peace and kindness.

Both men are described as white between 18 and 21 years old, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and skinny. One of the men had blond hair down to his chin in a 'Beatles-style' haircut and was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.

The other man had short dark hair and was wearing a dress shirt with a sequined tie. He also had Mardi Gras beads around his neck. The woman says she thought the second man had a name that began with the letter 'D.' Both men were wearing baggy jeans and the victim says she thought the men said they were from California.

Police say they hope to have composite sketches of the suspects on Thursday.'