HOUSTON -- Two white teenagers were jailed Thursday, accused of sexually assaulting and beating a 16-year-old Hispanic boy to near-death for trying to kiss a girl, officials told KPRC Local 2.

David Tuck, 18, and Keith Turner, 17, were outside a house party in the 21000 block of Glen Branch in Spring when they attacked the 16-year-old on Saturday at about 11:30 p.m., according to investigators.

"When he was down on the ground, they stomped his head while they were wearing boots and then sodomized him with an object after stripping him naked," said Lt. John Denholm with the Harris County Sheriff's Department.

The suspects also yelled racial slurs during the beating, officials said.

"They also poured bleach on him. The victim is in pretty bad shape right now -- extremely critical condition -- and it's unclear at all if he's going to survive," prosecutor Mike Trent said.

Deputies said they poured bleach in an effort to destroy evidence.

"They then went back inside and this kid was left out here all night long, so he laid out there until he was found about 11 o'clock this next morning," Denholm said.

Investigators believe the teen was targeted because they thought he tried to kiss a 12-year-old girl.

Denholm said investigators believe the attack was prompted by the age difference between the 12-year-old girl and the 16-year-old victim.

"The two suspects were being mean and vicious and looking for any excuse to stomp somebody," he said.

Denholm said the girl and her older brother witnessed the attack, but made no effort to stop it.

Authorities said both suspects have admitted to parts of the crime, but point to each other when questioned about the more serious aspects of the attack.

Tuck and Turner are charged with aggravated sexual assault, which is a first-degree felony.

Prosecutors are considering whether to attach hate-crime charges, but unless the victim dies, the possible penalty would be the same. If the boy dies and it is ruled a hate crime, Tuck could face the death penalty, authorities said. Turner would be too young to face execution.

"Whether it is one or isn't a hate crime, and it may be, that will make no difference here," Trent said. "This is already a first-degree felony and it can't be elevated any higher. There's nowhere to go beyond this, unless the victim dies."

Tuck appeared in court Thursday morning, where his $20,000 bond was revoked