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From what I've been reading, the immunity of which you are referring to is from civil lawsuits. Criminal charges can be filed by civilians.

The Constitution says:

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Art. 1, Section. 5. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.
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Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.

Section. 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

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Thus, they are not priveleged from arrest for Treason or other Felony crime. They may only be removed by their colleges in the same House. So concievably one could be arrested and tried for Treason, but not expelled from the Congress, but that doesn't seem overly likely.

I'm not sure, but it also seems that the House could impeach a Senator, and then the Senate would have to try him. The Senate couldn't find der Slickmeister, who never was a Senator, guilty. They are unlikely to do so for one of their own, based on a bill of Impeachment from the house. Besides we'd have to put up Tom Cruise's ranting again. I'd rather go for the straight arrest and trial like any ordinary ~~citizen~~ peon.