Recorded phone calls from jail made by Senator Randy Scott were made public Wednesday. The Senator was arrested last month on suspicion of DUI. He then called his wife several times from the Dorchester County Detention center.

"Call Michael and tell him I said come down here and get me out of jail," said Senator Scott as he phoned his wife from his cell April 19th.

He wanted her to reach his nephew, Magistrate Michael Londergan.

"He can come right down here as a judge and start setting bond," said Scott. "But he will be in trouble though," said Scott's wife. "He will not. All he's got to do is set bond for everybody here, he would have to work a little bit," said Scott.

Senator Scott isn't the first politician or public official to find himself on the other side of the law. But as one political science expert told ABC News 4, sometimes those with power expect privilege.

"They get high on the whole campaign process and the notoriety and the excitement," said Dr. Cabot.

Also in the 36 minutes of tape, Scott raises his voice and curses throughout while alleging that he was set up.

"For no reason though, I'm not drunk. They set me up tonight, they set me up," he said.

While calling in a magistrate to set bond at a late hour is not against the law, judges we spoke with say it is frowned upon. Political analyst, Jeri Cabot, says the idea of public officials expecting special treatment, is nothing new.

He was bonded out over an hour later, 8 hours after his arrest.

It was not Magistrate Londergan that held Scott's bond hearing. We spoke to Londergan off camera on Wednesday. He says he did what he was trained to do. Randy Scott is seeking re-election for his state senate seat for District 38.

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